"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" is a pop song composed by Lee Hazlewood and first recorded by Nancy Sinatra. It was released in February, 1966, and hit #1 in the United States and United Kingdom Pop charts. Subsequently, many cover versions of the song have been released in a range of styles: pop, rock, country, dance, and industrial (see selected list below). Jessica Simpson made #14 in the United States in 2005 with her version. Geri Halliwell and Jewel also released remakes of the song.
The song is often incorrectly listed as "These Boots Were Made for Walkin'" and "These Boots Are Made for Walking."

#1 (U.S.)

1. 1 (UK) Nancy Sinatra version
   
   Charts
   Jessica Simpson recorded her own version of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (and added her own lyrics) for the soundtrack to the film The Dukes of Hazzard (2005). Simpson's cover was co-produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and it was released as the soundtrack's first single in 2005 (see 2005 in music). It became Simpson's fifth top-twenty single in the United States and its music video drew some controversy because of its sexual imagery.
   
   #2 (Australian)
   
   
   
   1. 4 (UK)
      10 (New Zealand)
      12 (Austrian)
      14 (U.S.)
      16 (Swiss)
      17 (Germany)
      35 (Netherlands) Jessica Simpson version
      Simpson's version of the song is performed from the point of view of her character in The Dukes of Hazzard, Daisy Duke, and it has several major differences from Sinatra's version. The song's lyrics were changed almost completely as Simpson felt that they did not accurately convey the feelings needed for the film; in the original Sinatra dealt with a cheating boyfriend, while in the new version Simpson version explore Daisy Duke's personality and experiences. She rewrote the majority of the lyrics herself, although some elements were retained such as the opening line "You keep saying you got something for me..." and the spoken "Are you ready, boots? Start walkin'".
      Simpson also added some new music to her version of the song. Whereas the original version did not have a bridge, she created one for the cover. A risqué rap-like/spoken breakdown was added after the bridge. Because of the legalities of songwriting, Simpson is not credited for the new music or lyrics that she wrote. The production of the song was altered as well. Producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis gave the cover a country-inspired production because of its relationship to the film The Dukes of Hazzard, but they also added a more hip hop-like beat. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" is the production duo's first song to contain elements of country music.
      "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" peaked at fourteen on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and in late 2005 the RIAA certified the single Gold for 500,000 legal downloads or more. Its digital downloads were high, but radio airplay was low. It reached the top twenty on Billboard's Pop 100 chart, and was Simpson's first single to appear on the chart. It became her biggest hit in Australia, where it reached number two and remained in the top forty for twenty-four weeks, and also became her first Top 5 hit in the UK, where it peaked at number four. It reached the top ten in New Zealand and the top twenty in Austria and Switzerland.
      
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      Alternate versions and remixes
      
      1966 Nancy Sinatra, U.S. #1, UK #1
      1966 Lee Hazlewood, the songwriter's own version
      1966 Mrs. Miller, on the album Mrs. Miller's Greatest Hits
      1966 Jane Morgan, on the album Fresh Flavor
      1967 Loretta Lynn, a country version
      1969 Symarip, a reggae version on the album Skinhead Moonstomp
      1974 The Residents, avant garde music group, on the album Meet the Residents
      1977 Amanda Lear, on the album I Am a Photograph
      1978 Nick Cave's first band The Boys Next Door, a new wave version
      1982 Paula Yates on the B.E.F. album Music of Quality and Distinction Volume One
      1985 Megadeth, on the album Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! — their version was produced more as a parody than as a cover. When the album started selling well, the writer of the song, Lee Hazlewood, began demanding that the song be omitted, due to its being a "perversion of the original". Dave Mustaine made the point that Hazlewood had been paid royalties for years before his complaint, but eventually omitted the song anyway. A censored version of the track can be found on the album's 'deluxe edition' released in 2002. (sample (help·info))
      1989 Operation Ivy, a version titled "One of These Days" from the album Energy
      1989 Kon Kan, a dance music remix/remake
      1989 Crispin Glover, on the album The Big Problem ≠ The Solution. The Solution = Let It Be
      1991 Anita Lane and Barry Adamson
      1991 Jewel on the album Revolution in Heaven
      1992 Billy Ray Cyrus, on the album Some Gave All
      1993 LaToya Jackson, on the album From Nashville to You
      1995 Boy George, on the album Rareties
      1998 Geri Halliwell, formerly of the Spice Girls, for the Rugrats in Paris: The Movie soundtrack
      1999 Amanda Lear, on the album Amanda '98 - Follow Me Back in My Arms (Bang! mix)
      1999 Bad Manners, on the album Rare & Fatty (as "Boots")
      2000 Sarge, on the album Distant
      2000 Geri Halliwell, B side of Bag it Up
      2001 French Affair, on the album Desire
      2002 KMFDM, on the Boots EP
      2002 The Fixx, on the album When Pigs Fly: Songs You Never Thought You'd Hear
      2003 Star Academy 3, on the album Fait Sa Bamba
      2003 Bree Sharp, for the 11:14 soundtrack
      2004 Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots, for a bonus feature on the Shrek 2 DVD.
      2005 Lil Kim, the theme for the TV show Growing Up Gotti
      2005 Little Birdy, on their single "Excited"
      2005 Jessica Simpson, for The Dukes of Hazzard soundtrack, U.S. #14. See These Boots Are Made for Walkin' for more information.
      2006 Fulham Flurries, on the album It's Only A Game: Hits & Misses From the Crazy World of British Football
      2006 Miss Piggy, a parody called "These Bites Are Made For Poppin", sung for a Pizza Hut commercial.
      2006 Yuna Ito, a single in Japan for a Daihatsu commercial
      2006 Faster Pussycat, on the album The Power and the Glory Hole
      Stars and Stripes (Oi! side project of the hardcore band Slapshot), a parody titled "(Our Heads Are) Shaved for Battle"
      In an episode of Pinky and the Brain, Pinky sang a spoof titled "These Fins Are Made For Swimmin'"